In 1872, Mary Gibbs Jones, the namesake of Jones College, was born in Mexia, Texas.In 1920, she married Jesse Jones. Click here for a 2012 Jones Journal press release about him. (Thanks, Guy Rollins!)

The Summer 1987 issue of the Friends of Fondren “Flyleaf” has an article on pp 8-10 that presents short biographies about the namesakes of all of Rice’s residential colleges at that time.Tonight, the 35th Friends of Fondren Library Gala takes place at River Oaks Country Club.

Trivia Answer:John Boles '65, who received the Meritorious Service Award in 1991, the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004 and the Gold Medal in 2012, is the only ARA Triple Crown Winner. The 2015 Laureates dinner will be Saturday, May 16.Read more.

“Big Jim” McConaughey, the father of Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey, was a two-year University of Houston football letterman (151-52).Last night, the Cougars defeated the Owls, 8-3, at Cougar Field.And, on May, 15, Matthew will give the UH commencement address at TDECU Stadium.Read more.

Trivia Answer:A freshman walk-on football player at Louisiana Tech, Trace Atkins became a country music artist who performed at the Houston Rodeo in 2011.This weekend, Rice baseball hosts the Bulldogs for a three game series at Reckling Park.